Supreme Court dismissed liability of privatized company for occupational disease debts arising before privatization.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the plaintiff's claim against a privatized mining company for occupational disease damages. The court found that the company was not liable because it acquired assets via liquidation rather than through a statutory transformation that preserved pre-existing work-related obligations. Consequently, the Supreme Court reversed the lower courts' rulings and declared the plaintiff's lawsuit inadmissible against the specific defendant.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 551 KC; Art. 32 ust. 2 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych: The statutory definition of an enterprise in the Civil Code does not establish independent liability for occupational disease debts; such obligations are strictly defined by the Work Accident Act, requiring a specific legal transfer of liability upon enterprise transformation or liquidation.